Preventive care and oral hygiene

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At Smile4Life helping our patients achieve and maintain their smile healthly for life is our top priority. That’s why we encourage every patient to take full advantage of the numerous general and preventive dentistry services we offer at our family-friendly dental practice. Preventive care and proactive approach is the foundation of good oral health therefore preventive dentistry is the best way of helping you keep your smile beautiful and healthly. Being proactive equals less dental treatment. The two main causes of oral health issues are decay and gum diseases. The harder you try, the better you prevent or deal with these two problems, the more chance you will have of keeping your teeth for life. Preventive dentistry will benefit anyone and it is excellent for children and young people, but it is never too late to start.

During your visit in our surgery we provide you with the rules of proper oral hygiene maintenance (teach you how to brush and floss correctly) and suggest a suitable prophylactic procedure:

  • Scalingprocedure conducted with the use of an ultrasound instrument which removes tartar. At the end of the procedure the teeth are smoothed and polished due to the fact that any type of rough tooth surface makes it easier for dental plaque to form and subsequently leading to the reappearance of tartar.
  • Sandblastingremoval of dark deposits, stains and discolourations caused by drinking wine, coffee, tea, eating certain types of foods and smoking cigarettes. The procedure is recommended for those who aim to bring back natural whiteness to their teeth.
  • Fluoride therapyapplying specially formulated fluoride varnish to the surface of the teeth makes teeth enamel stronger and less sensitive. Fluoride also makes teeth more resistant to the formation of tooth decay and helps speed remineralisation in small cavities.
  • Fissure sealing in milk and permanent teethprocedure involves sealing anatomical fissures, grooves and pits on the teeth surface with a liquid fluoride sealant. The sealant protects teeth from plaque and decay. Sealing procedure reduces the occurrence of fissure decay by up to 90%.